Glorious Quran

The Eternal Reality

Surah Al Zukhruf

English Translation by Muhsin Khan, Hilal

(These letters are one of the miracles of the
Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings).

2.

By the
manifest Book (that makes things clear,
i.e. this Quran).

3.

We verily,
have made it a Quran in Arabic, that you may be able to
understand (its meanings and its
admonitions).

4.

And Verily,
it (this Quran)
is in the Mother of the Book (i.e. Al-Lauh Al-Mahfooz),
before Us, indeed Exalted, full of Wisdom.

5.

Shall We
then (warn you not and)
take away the Reminder (this Quran)
from you, because you are a people Musrifoon.

6.

And how
many a Prophet have We sent amongst the men of old.

7.

And never
came there a Prophet to them but they used to mock at him.

8.

Then We
destroyed men stronger (in power)
than these, and the example of the ancients has passed away
(before them).

9.

And indeed
if you ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the
earth?"

They will
surely say: "The All-Mighty, the All-Knower created them."

10.

Who has
made for you the earth like a bed, and has made for you
roads therein, in order that you may find your way,

11.

And Who
sends down water (rain)
from the sky in due measure. Then We revive a dead land
therewith, and even so you will be brought forth
(from the dead),

12.

And Who has
created all the pairs and has appointed for you ships and
cattle on which you ride,

13.

In order
that you may mount firmly on their backs, and then may
remember the Favour of your Lord when you mount thereon, and
say:

"Glory to
Him who has subjected this to us, and we could never have it
(by our efforts)."

14.

And verily,
to Our Lord we indeed are to return!

15.

Yet they
assign to some of His slaves a share with Him (by
pretending that He has children, and considering them as
equals or co-partners in worship with Him).
Verily, man is indeed a manifest ingrate!

16.

Or has He
taken daughters out of what He has created, and He has
selected for you sons?

17.

And if one
of them is informed of the news of (the
birth of)
that which he set forth as a parable to the Most Beneficent
(Allah) (i.e. of a girl),
his face becomes dark, gloomy, and he is filled with grief!

18.

(Do
they then like for Allah)

a creature
who is brought up in adornments
(wearing silk and gold ornaments, i.e. women),
and in dispute cannot make herself clear?

19.

And they
make the angels who themselves are slaves to the Most
Beneficent (Allah)
females.

Did they
witness their creation?

Their
evidence will be recorded, and they will be questioned!

20.

And they
said: "If it had been the Will of the Most Beneficent
(Allah),
we should not have worshipped them
(false deities)."

They have
no knowledge whatsoever of that.

They do
nothing but lie!

21.

Or have We
given them any Book before this (the
Quran),
to which they are holding fast?

22.

Nay! They
say:

"We found
our fathers following a certain way and religion, and we
guide ourselves by their footsteps."

23.

And
similarly, We sent not a warner before you (O
Muhammad SAW)
to any town (people)
but the luxurious ones among them said:

"We found
our fathers following a certain way and religion, and we
will indeed follow their footsteps."

24.

(The
warner)
said: "Even if I bring you better guidance than that which
you found your fathers following?"

They said:
"Verily, We disbelieve in that with which you have been
sent."

25.

So We took
revenge of them, then see what was the end of those who
denied (Islamic Monotheism).

26.

And
(remember)
when Ibraheem (Abraham)
said to his father and his people:

"Verily, I
am innocent of what you worship,

27.

"Except Him
(i.e. I worship none but
Allah Alone)
Who did create me, and verily, He will guide me."

28.

And he made
it (i.e. La ilaha ill-Allah
(none has the right to be worshipped but Allah Alone))
a Word lasting among his offspring
(True Monotheism),
that they may turn back (i.e. to repent to Allah
or receive admonition).

29.

Nay, but I
gave (the good things of this
life) to these
(polytheists)
and their fathers to enjoy, till there came to them the
truth (the Quran), and a Messenger
(Muhammad SAW)
making things clear.

30.

And when
the truth (this Quran)
came to them, they (the disbelievers in this
Quran)
said: "This is magic, and we disbelieve therein."

31.

And they
say:

"Why is not
this Quran sent down to some great man of the two towns
(Makkah and Taif)?"

32.

Is it they
who would portion out the Mercy of your Lord?

It is We
Who portion out between them their livelihood in this world,
and We raised some of them above others in ranks, so that
some may employ others in their work.

But the
Mercy (Paradise)
of your Lord (O Muhammad SAW) is
better than the (wealth of this world)
which they amass.

33.

And were it
not that all mankind would have become of one community
(all disbelievers,
desiring worldly life only),
We would have provided for those who disbelieve in the Most
Beneficent (Allah),
silver roofs for their houses, and elevators (and
stair-ways, etc. of silver)
whereby they ascend,

34.

And for
their houses, doors (of silver),
and thrones (of silver) on which
they could recline,

35.

And
adornments of gold.

Yet all
this (i.e. the roofs, doors,
stairs, elevators, thrones etc. of their houses)
would have been nothing but an enjoyment of this world.

And the
Hereafter with your Lord is only for the Muttaqoon.

36.

And
whosoever turns away (blinds himself)
from the remembrance of the Most Beneficent
(Allah)(i.e. this Quran and
worship of Allah),
We appoint for him Shaitan (Satan devil)
to be a Qareen (an intimate companion)
to him.

37.

And verily,
they (Satans / devils)
hinder them from the Path (of Allah),
but they think that they are guided aright!

38.

Till, when
(such a one)
comes to Us, he says (to his Qareen (Satan /
devil companion)) "Would that
between me and you were the distance of the two easts (or
the east and west)"

a worst
(type of) companion (indeed)!

39.

It will
profit you not this Day (O you who turn away from
Allah's remembrance and His worship, etc.)
as you did wrong, (and)
that you will be sharers (you and your Qareen)
in the punishment.

40.

Can you
(O Muhammad SAW)
make the deaf to hear,

or can you
guide the blind

or him who
is in manifest error?

41.

And even if
We take you (O Muhammad SAW)
away, We shall indeed take vengeance on them.

42.

Or (if)
We show you that wherewith We threaten them, then verily, We
have perfect command over them.

43.

So hold you
(O Muhammad SAW)
fast to that which is inspired in you.

Verily, you
are on a Straight Path.

44.

And verily,
this (the Quran)
is indeed a Reminder for you (O Muhammad SAW)
and your people (Quraish people, or your
followers),
and you will be questioned (about it).

45.

And ask
(O Muhammad SAW)
those of Our Messengers whom We sent before you:

"Did We
ever appoint aliha (gods)
to be worshipped besides the Most Beneficent
(Allah)?"

46.

And indeed
We did send Moosa (Moses)
with Our Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)
to Firaun (Pharaoh)
and his chiefs (inviting them to Allahs
Religion of Islam)

He said:
"Verily, I am a Messenger of the Lord of the Alameen
(mankind, jinns and all that exists)."

47.

But when he
came to them with Our Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)
behold! They laughed at them.

48.

And not an
Ayah (sign, etc.) We
showed them but it was greater than its fellow,

and We
seized them with torment, in order that they might turn
(from their polytheism to
Allah's Religion (Islamic Monotheism)).

49.

And they
said (to Moosa (Moses)):

"O you
sorcerer! Invoke your Lord for us according to what He has
covenanted with you. Verily, We shall guide ourselves
(aright)."

50.

But when We
removed the torment from them, behold! They broke their
covenant (that they will believe if
We remove the torment for them).

Is not mine
the dominion of Egypt, and these rivers flowing underneath
me.

See you not
then?

52.

"Am I not
better than this one (Moosa (Moses)),
who is Maheen (has no honour nor any
respect, and is weak and despicable)
and can scarcely express himself clearly?

53.

"Why then
are not golden bracelets bestowed on him, or angels sent
along with him?"

54.

Thus he
(Firaun (Pharaoh))
befooled and misled his people, and they obeyed him.

Verily,
they were ever a people who were Fasiqoon
(rebellious, disobedient to Allah).

55.

So when
they angered Us, We punished them, and drowned them all.

56.

And We made
them a precedent (as a lesson for those
coming after them),
and an example to later generations.

57.

And when
the son of Maryam (Mary)
is quoted as an example (i.e. Iesa (Jesus) is
worshipped like their idols),
behold! Your people cry aloud (laugh out at the example).

58.

And say:
"Are our aliha (gods)
better or is he (Iesa (Jesus))?"

They quoted
not the above example except for argument.

Nay! But
they are a quarrelsome people. ((See VV. 21:97-101) - The
Quran.)

59.

He
(Iesa (Jesus)) was not
more than a slave. We granted Our Favour to him, and We made
him an example to the Children of Israel
(i.e. his creation without a father).

60.

And if it
were Our Will, We would have (destroyed you (mankind)
all, and)
made angels to replace you on the earth.

(Tafsir At-Tabaree, Vol:25, Page 89).

61.

And he
(Iesa (Jesus),
son of Maryam (Mary))
shall be a known sign for (the coming of)
the Hour (Day of Resurrection)
(i.e. Iesas (Jesus) descent on the earth).

Therefore
have no doubt concerning it (i.e. the Day of
Resurrection).
And follow Me (Allah)
(i.e. be obedient to Allah and do what He orders you to do,
O mankind)!

This is the
Straight Path (of Islamic Monotheism,
leading to Allah and to His Paradise).

62.

And let not
Shaitan (Satan) hinder you
(from the right religion,
i.e. Islamic Monotheism),

Verily, he
(Satan)
to you is a plain enemy.

63.

And when
Iesa (Jesus) came with
(Our)
clear Proofs, he said:

"I have
come to you with Al-Hikmah (Prophethood),
and in order to make clear to you some of the
(points)
in which you differ,

therefore
fear Allah and obey me,

64.

"Verily,
Allah! He is my Lord (God)
and your Lord (God).
So worship Him (Alone).
This is the (only)
Straight Path (i.e. Allahs religion of
true Islamic Monotheism)."

65.

But the
sects from among themselves differed. So woe to those who do
wrong (by ascribing things to
Iesa (Jesus) that are not true) from the
torment of a painful Day (i.e. the Day of
Resurrection)!

66.

Do they
only wait for the Hour that it shall come upon them
suddenly, while they perceive not?

67.

Friends on
that Day will be foes one to another except Al-Muttaqoon
(pious - see V.2:2).

68.

(It
will be said to the true believers of Islamic Monotheism):

My
worshippers! No fear shall be on you this Day, nor shall you
grieve,

69.

(You)
who believed in Our Ayat (proofs, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, etc.)
and were Muslims (i.e. who submit totally
to Allah's Will, and believe in the Oneness of Allah -
Islamic Monotheism).

70.

Enter
Paradise, you and your wives, in happiness.

71.

Trays of
gold and cups will be passed round them,

(there will be)
therein all that the ones innerselves could desire, all that
the eyes could delight in, and you will abide therein
forever.

72.

This is the
Paradise which you have been made to inherit because of your
deeds which you used to do (in the life of the world).

73.

Therein for
you will be fruits in plenty, of which you will eat (as
you desire).

74.

Verily, the
Mujrimoon (criminals, sinners,
disbelievers, etc.)
will be in the torment of Hell to abide therein forever.

75.

(The
torment)
will not be lightened for them, and they will be plunged
into destruction with deep regrets, sorrows and in despair
therein.

76.

We wronged
them not, but they were the Zalimoon
(polytheists, wrong-doers, etc.).

77.

And they
will cry: "O Malik (Keeper of Hell)!
Let your Lord make an end of us."

He will
say: "Verily you shall abide forever."

78.

Indeed We
have brought the truth (Muhammad SAW with the
Quran),
to you, but most of you have a hatred for the truth.

79.

Or have
they plotted some plan?

Then We too
are planning.

80.

Or do they
think that We hear not their secrets and their private
counsel?

Yes
We do and Our
Messengers (appointed angels in
charge of mankind) are by
them, to record.

81.

Say (O
Muhammad SAW):
"If the Most Beneficent (Allah)
had a son (or children as you
pretend),
then I am the first of Allah's worshippers (who
deny and refute this claim of yours (and the first to
believe in Allah Alone and testify that He has no children))."

(Tafsir At-Tabaree).

82.

Glorified
be the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the
Throne! Exalted be He from all that they ascribe (to
Him).

83.

So leave
them (alone)
to speak nonsense and play until they meet the Day of
theirs, which they have been promised.

84.

It is He
(Allah)
Who is the only Ilah (God to be worshipped)
in the heaven and the only Ilah (God
to be worshipped)
on the earth.

And He is
the All-Wise, the All-Knower.

85.

And blessed
be He to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the
earth, and all that is between them, and with Whom is the
knowledge of the Hour, and to Whom you
(all)
will be returned.

86.

And those
whom they invoke instead of Him have no power of
intercession; except those who bear witness to the truth
(i.e. believed in the
Oneness of Allah, and obeyed His Orders),
and they know (the facts about the
Oneness of Allah).

87.

And if you
ask them who created them, they will surely say: "Allah".

How then
are they turned away (from the worship of
Allah, Who created them)?

88.

(Allah has knowledge)
of (Prophet Muhammads)
saying: "O my Lord! Verily, these are a people who believe
not!"